Hope Williams Brady | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Days of Our Lives character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by |
Kristian Alfonso (1983–87, 1990, 1994–) (and others) |
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First appearance | January 10, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Created by | William J. Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Betty Corday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Salem, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family | Horton |
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Father | Doug Williams |
Mother | Addie Horton |
Siblings | Steven Olson Julie Olson Douglas LeClaire |
Spouse |
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Children |
Shawn-Douglas Brady Zack Brady Ciara Brady |
Stepsons | Chase Jennings (2015) |
Grandchildren | Claire Brady |
Grandparents |
Tom Horton Alice Horton |
Aunts and uncles | Byron Carmichael Tom Horton Jr. Mickey Horton Bill Horton Marie Horton |
Nieces and nephews | Spencer Olson David Banning Robert Anderson, Jr. |
First cousins |
Sandy Horton Melissa Horton (adoptive) Sarah Horton (legal) Mike Horton Jennifer Horton Lucas Horton Jessica Blake Fallon |
Hope Williams Brady is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. Created by writer William J. Bell, she has been portrayed by Kristian Alfonso since she was recast on April 14, 1983. Hope is a member of the Horton family, the long-running core fictional family on Days. She is the mother of Shawn-Douglas Brady, Zack Brady, and Ciara Brady. Hope is one half of the supercouple Bope. She works as a detective for the Salem, P.D.
Alfonso was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (previously called Outstanding Ingenue) in 1985. She has also been nominated for eight Soap Opera Digest Awards and won four — two with co-star Peter Reckell (Bo) for Favorite Couple (2001, 2003), Hottest Female Star (1999) and Favorite Newcomer (1984). She was also nominated for three Young Artist Awards (1984-'86). In 2002, she and Reckell won a Special Fan Award (voted online) at the Daytime Emmys for Favorite Couple.
The character of Hope Williams was originated by child actor Kristina Osterhout from January 10 to August 27, 1974. Child actor Kimberly Weber took over the role from October 25, 1974 to April 29, 1975. Natasha Ryan was the child actor who played the young version of Hope the longest from June 4, 1975 through June 27, 1980. From May 11, 1981 until January 8, 1982, young adult actress Tammy Taylor played a teenaged Hope. Actress Kristian Alfonso assumed the role of Hope Williams on April 14, 1983, playing the role through April 20, 1987, reappearing from April 27 to August 3, 1990, and playing the role since May 6, 1994. Mila Kunis played a younger Hope in a flashback in June 1994.